physical discription

Female - mostly white but bigger than the males. dark band on the wings

method of transportation

A man, El Trouelvet, wanted to breed a better silk worm, but some escaped into his neighborhood and established a new location for them.

Crimes and Punishment

The Gypsy Moth Gang defoliates 13 million acres of trees in the U.S.A. alone in one season. Threat to urban shade trees and ornamentals.

Their punishment is to arrest their migration main strategy to manage is called (STS). We need to delay the amount of new territory invaded through trapping and applying insectides. But there is no need to panic at all if you detect them in a given area.

male and female Gypsy Moths

the female (top) Gypsy Moth, on the top, is normally bigger than the male (bottom). the male is brown with black bands on its wings. the female is white with brown bands on its wings like it says in the physical description

Gypsy Moth antennas

in this photo you see the antennas of a Gypsy moth and its feathery.

gypsy moths caterpillar form

in this photo you see the Gypsy Moth in its caterpillar form

male and female Gypsy Moths

the female (top) Gypsy Moth, on the top, is normally bigger than the male (bottom). the male is brown with black bands on its wings. the female is white with brown bands on its wings like it says in the physical description